May 3, 2012 at 12:22 PM

Washington, May 3 (IANS) A new method of spinning starch into fine strands could help make painless bandages as well as low cost and more eco-friendly toilet paper, napkins and other products, says a study.

April 25, 2012 at 10:01 PM

Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): Hearing that you are a member of an elite group - of chess players or scholars - may not necessarily enhance your performance on tasks related to your alleged area of expertise, researchers say.

April 22, 2012 at 12:53 PM

Tehran, April 22 (IANS) Women with some heart disease are more likely to give birth to girls, says a study conducted by a university in Iran. It found that 75 percent of the 216 children born to 200 pregnant women with diagnosed heart diseases were girls.

April 20, 2012 at 7:25 PM

April 16, 2012 at 1:55 PM

London, Apr 16 (ANI): Gorillas and colobus monkeys consume huge quantities of plants, which contain oestrogen-like compounds that may protect against some cancers - but if taken in excessive amounts, it may result in reproductive repercussions, according to a new study.

April 16, 2012 at 11:47 AM

Wellington, Apr 6 (ANI): A Canadian scientist has come up with a scientific measurement device inspired by the tricorders used in Star Trek - the classic TV series that has spawned several spin-offs in over 45 years.

April 13, 2012 at 7:39 PM

London, Apr 13 (ANI): 'Harry Potter' star Katie Leung fears her she is being typecast, as her Hong Kong heritage is affecting her career prospects and job offers have been "very sparse" since the end of magical movie series.

April 13, 2012 at 1:39 PM

Melbourne, Apr 13 (ANI): The lifestyle of workers in the financial services sector is more unhealthy as compared to similar professionals, but healthier than blue collar workers, a new study has revealed.

April 6, 2012 at 11:38 AM

London, Apr 6 (ANI): A biography of Hitler written by a historian and broadcaster has started a bitter public feud between him and a Third Reich expert who accused the writer of "repellent arrogance" in publishing the book.

April 5, 2012 at 2:56 PM

Washington, April 5 (IANS) Beware of seemingly harmless free applications (apps) -- they could be draining your smartphone of 75 percent of its energy, just tracking your location and transmitting the information to advertisers and downloading ads, a study reveals.

April 4, 2012 at 5:33 PM

Dinosaurs were expected to be the biggest animals of this earth, as per the researches claimed on the basis of
unearthed fossils and found evidences. Though their existence had ended millions years ago, but some fossils resumes
the debate over their habits and habitats.......

April 2, 2012 at 10:13 AM

Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): Researchers have come up with a new explanation for the growth of supermassive black holes in the centre of most galaxies asserting that they constantly capture and swallow single stars from pairs of stars that wander too close.

March 31, 2012 at 4:40 PM

London, Mar 31 (ANI): Detailed observations of the changing distance between galaxies, revealed in a new study, show that the mysterious acceleration of space, which began five to six billion years ago, perfectly matched predictions made by Einstein in 1916.

March 14, 2012 at 9:34 PM

Melbourne, Mar 14 (ANI): Australian children are starting kindergarten with the speech skills of three-year-olds and excessive exposure to TV and a lack of extended family could be the reason, a new study has suggested.

March 14, 2012 at 5:56 PM

Melbourne, Mar 14 (ANI): Australian children are starting kindergarten with the speech skills of three-year-olds and excessive exposure to TV and a lack of extended family could be the reason, a new study has suggested.

March 9, 2012 at 9:25 PM

Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): Inspired by the Japanese paper-folding art of origami, chemists have developed a 3-D paper sensor that may be able to test for diseases such as malaria and HIV for less than 10 cents a pop.

March 9, 2012 at 1:35 PM

Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): Inspired by the Japanese paper-folding art of origami, chemists have developed a 3-D paper sensor that may be able to test for diseases such as malaria and HIV for less than 10 cents a pop.

March 8, 2012 at 8:34 PM

London, Mar 8 (ANI): Middle aged people are at the peak of the evolutionary scale as they are perfectly adapted to cater to the needs of family and society, which cannot be served by younger adults, a new study has revealed.

March 8, 2012 at 4:31 PM

London, Mar 8 (ANI): Middle aged people are at the peak of the evolutionary scale as they are perfectly adapted to cater to the needs of family and society, which cannot be served by younger adults, a new study has revealed.

February 29, 2012 at 8:03 PM

Washington, Feb 290 (ANI): One of the most prominent features of Tyrannosaurus rex, the giant meat-eating dinosaur, is its fearsome array of flesh-ripping, bone-crushing teeth.ut most researchers only noted the varying size of its teeth when they studied the carnivore's smile.

February 29, 2012 at 5:28 PM

February 29, 2012 at 2:00 PM

Washington, Feb 290 (ANI): One of the most prominent features of Tyrannosaurus rex, the giant meat-eating dinosaur, is its fearsome array of flesh-ripping, bone-crushing teeth.ut most researchers only noted the varying size of its teeth when they studied the carnivore's smile.

February 19, 2012 at 7:49 PM

London, Feb 19 (ANI): Exposing the brain to weak magnetic pulses removes unwanted neural connection in mice, and this can be used for treating conditions associated with abnormal neural circuitry like schizophrenia in humans, a new study has claimed.

February 19, 2012 at 2:03 PM

London, Feb 19 (ANI): Exposing the brain to weak magnetic pulses removes unwanted neural connection in mice, and this can be used for treating conditions associated with abnormal neural circuitry like schizophrenia in humans, a new study has claimed.

February 3, 2012 at 4:36 PM

February 2, 2012 at 8:44 PM

Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Global experts have now questioned claims that jellyfish are increasing worldwide and suggested that the paradigm is not supported with any hard evidence or scientific analyses to date.

February 2, 2012 at 7:32 PM

Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Global experts have now questioned claims that jellyfish are increasing worldwide and suggested that the paradigm is not supported with any hard evidence or scientific analyses to date.